just one more thing i'm addicted to

[erika]

Still not really talking to anyone about my emotional state, but VE passed this on today and I had to share (you'll understand when you read it):

No Son of Mine Plays Oregon Trail Like That~!

I'm not really sure whether I'm supposed to identify with the father or the son here. I think I'm supposed to identify with the son, who just wants to play a video game, dad, jeez.

But I totally identify more with the father. THAT SITUATION WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY DRIVE ME TO DRINK. I mean, DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BUY ANY FOOD!? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SHOOT GODDAMN BUFFALO. THAT'S THE POINT. AND LET THE FUCKERS FREEZE, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

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[thegorgon]

NO. THE POINT IS TO GET THERE WITHOUT DYING OF DYSENTRY OR STARVATION OR BEING BIT BY POISONOUS SNAKES.

AND SOME OF US ARE REALLY TERRIBLE HUNTERS, OKAY?

GEEZ.

[erika]

NO THE POINT IS TO GET THERE WHILE HAVING A BROKEN LEG, DYSENTERY, AND CHOLERA

SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ALL OF YOUR COMPANIONS

[erika]

ALSO HOW CAN YOU BE A TERRIBLE HUNTER

I BET YOU HUNT & PECK WHEN YOU TYPE TOO

THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE

( <3 <3 <3 )

[thegorgon]

I SHOOT AT THE DAMN SQUIRREL 8 TIMES AND MISS, OKAY.

IT'S DEMORALIZING.

[thegorgon]

ALSO I LOVE THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE AN OREGON TRAIL ICON.

[erika]

I ALSO HAVE A STAR CONTROL ICON, WHICH IS PROBABLY LIGHT YEARS MORE GEEKY

AND 3 (THREE) TETRIS ICONS

WHICH I MAINTAIN IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL

[erika]

YOU SHOULDN'T BE SHOOTING AT FUCKING SQUIRRELS ANYWAY

THEY MOVE TOO FAST FOR ONE THING

JUST BE FUCKING PATIENT AND WAIT FOR AT LEAST A GODDAMN DEER

OR A FUCKING RABBIT, IF YOU MUST-- SOMETIMES THEY STOP HALFWAY THROUGH THE MAP, SHOOT THEN

OH AND ONLY HUNT LIKE ONCE EVERY FIFTY MILES, OTHERWISE YOU WON'T FIND ANYTHING ON YOUR SECOND TRIP

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

[thegorgon]

...WHY DO YOU NEED THREE TETRIS ICONS? WHY DOES ANYONE?

ON THE OTHER HAND, I HAVE THIS ICON, WHICH IS A MASTERPIECE OF CLASS AND UTILITY.

[thegorgon]

PEACE AND LONG LIFE.

[erika]

HA, I KNEW I HAD A LIVE LONG AND PROSPER ICON IN HERE

I JUST FORGOT IT WAS FROM SGA <3<3<3

[erika]

WELL THEY ALL CONVEY DIFFERENT TETRIS-Y EMOTIONS

FOR EXAMPLE, SUCCESS:


OR THE INFINITE NATURE OF A PROBLEM OR SITUATION:


THIS ONE IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY:


AND THUS THE TETRIS CIRCLE OF LIFE.

[thegorgon]

...I NEVER KNEW TETRIS WAS SO RELEVANT TO ALL AREAS OF LIFE.

I THOUGHT I WAS JUST KILLING VAST AMOUNTS OF TIME, WHEN REALLY I WAS LEARNING PROFOUND LIFE LESSONS.

GO ME.

[erika]

ALSO POSSIBLY PROTECTING YOURSELF AGAINST PTSD. YES, SERIOUSLY.

[cxcvi]

TETRIS IS NOT AN ADDICTION.

IT'S A LIFE SKILL.

[cxcvi]

ALSO, WOW... MY DEFAULT ICON KINDA WORKS HERE. :-)

[thegorgon]

WOAH. NEXT TIME I'M TRAUMATISED BY SOMETHING, I KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO GO HOME AND DO.

AND THAT'S PLAY TETRIS, FYI.

[thegorgon]

AHA, I THOUGHT YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!

[erika]

SCIENCE——IT WORKS, BITCHES.

[thegorgon]

WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW. OR WHY.

[erika]

FUCKING MAGNETS, HOW DO THEY WORK

[erika]

THAT IS AWESOME AND YOU ARE AWESOME

[thegorgon]

<3

[smw]

My experience with Oregon Trail involved buying the maximum number of bullets, slaughtering every animal possible, and then dying from a rattlesnake bite. I regret nothing.

By the by: I was wondering when you would next post on my circle. I'm glad to see you around.

[merope3.livejournal.com]

Game needs the Donner Option. ;)

[erika]

that THAT that is the only way to play <3